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Spine Institute
Glendale Adventist Medical Center
1500 E. Chevy Chase Drive, Suite 401B
Glendale, CA 91206
Ph: (818) 863-4444






Spine - Cervical
Spine - General
Spine - Lumbar
Spine - Thoracic

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Our 16-year old son pulled a back muscle running track. The physical therapist who saw him did an adjustment to the rib and he was immediately better. I'm concerned because he's not doing the exercises they gave him. I'm worried the problem will come back.

As humans, we are definitely creatures motivated by pain. When we hurt, we do our exercises. If we don't have any pain, we don't do our exercises.

It may be worth a telephone call to the therapist to ask more about the exercises. Perhaps they were meant to be used short-term until your son was able to get back to his regular exercise program. If that's the case, then he's free to go about his business.

If the exercises were indeed preventive, then he may need a better understanding of what the exercises are supposed to do and how they will help prevent future injuries.

This age group (13 to 18 years old) are often non-compliant with a home exercise program. If the exercises are important, it may be helpful to involve his track coach. Perhaps it's something that could benefit the entire team and could be incorporated into their regular warm-up exercises.


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